One of the major problems that my community suffers from is homelessness‚ which is a condition of people who lack regular access to housing. According to the institute for the study of Homelessness and Poverty at Weingart Center‚ an estimated 254‚000 men‚ women and children experience homelessness in Los Angeles County during some part of the year and approximately 82‚000 people are homeless on any given night‚ and is caused by several factors such as mental illness‚ drug abuse‚ physical or sexual
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Homelessness affects three and a half million people living in the United States each year. Unfortunately‚ families with children are the fastest growing variable of the homeless population (“Helping the Homeless” 1). Within these families‚ there are many different variables that resulted into them falling into poverty. These families or individuals are often forgotten or ignored‚ typically resulting in them dropping out of their schooling to search for an employment opportunity. While some believe
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define homelessness in an operational way‚ we identified three domains which constitute a home‚ the absence of which can be taken to delineate homelessness. Having a home can be understood as: having an adequate dwelling (or space) over which a person and his/her family can exercise exclusive possession (physical domain); being able to maintain privacy and enjoy relations (social domain) and having legal title to occupation (legal domain). Rooflessness is the most visible form of homelessness‚ including
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is still at a steady rise‚ and family’s homes are still being foreclosed. It is particular hard to say that homelessness is decreasing. Although the resulting numbers from the 2008 National Count of homelessness that is done every year in January‚ showed that there was a 12% decrease in homeless people on the streets and shelters from 2005-2007 and a 30% decrease in chronic homelessness in 2005. The moral controversy of this issue is to ask‚ what can we do to physical decrease the number of people
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Homelessness Is Rising In The United States Prepared for Dr. Guzman-Trevino Prepared by Summer Loerakker May 6‚ 2014 Summer R. Loerakker 11861 State Hwy 53 Summer_ward80@yahoo.com Temple‚ TX 76501 (254) 778-6165 May 6‚ 2014 Dr. Guzman-Trevino Temple College 2600 South First Street Temple‚ TX 76504-7435 Dear Dr. Guzman-Trevino: : in the main three areas contributing to the rising numbers of the homeless in the United States. This research was conducted to examine the main three
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Homelessness in our Community October 09‚ 2010 Homelessness in our Community 1. Introduction A. My name is Jane Smith and I’m a community health nurse in our community working with the homeless. B. Homelessness has been described as a chronic illness affecting all communities regardless of the degree of economic development and overall wealth of the nation. C. Homelessness is a tragic aspect of our community‚ in addition to their suffering from the hardship of their condition
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Homelessness is a very huge problem that America has come to face. Millions of people‚ including children‚ families‚ babies‚ veterans‚ and the elderly live day after day without food‚ water or a roof over their heads. People that are mentally ill also have it tough on the streets‚ which can be extremely confusing to them‚ and dangerous to the rest of society. This problem must be solved soon‚ and therefore should be addressed as a major crisis that is affecting our society. There is no way we will
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In our modern society child homelessness and racial issues can be widespread‚ like parasites afflicting a mass population. For homeless students‚ getting through college can be a feat‚ three of four never graduates high school. Racial issues have also been an impediment to students’ success. However‚ there were some who succeeded. Overall‚ Two factors affecting the success of many students today is racial segregation and poverty. Poverty has affected many college students‚ from the great depression
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a time. However‚ the Cyrus Centre is always running at full capacity. Youth homeless rates in Chilliwack have spiked and became more than double the regional average due to more youth becoming homeless (Les). Without a clear definition of youth homelessness‚ the Chilliwack community is unable to grasp the severity of the increasing issue. By raising awareness about the vague definition‚ Chilliwack citizens would be able to donate to create an additional emergency shelter within our community. A key
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The Dissonance of Homelessness Every once in awhile a person may find himself walking down the street‚ strutting his stuff. Then he might hear a couple of chords badly put together‚ poorly strummed‚ and a voice howling to the wind like a lost puppy in the night. This is probably being done by one of many kids who have left home and decided that it has become too much of a hassle to live in the confines of society. Only to leave home‚ work‚ and studies to play their guitar on the side of the street
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